Alexander Nagel

Color and Meaning in the Art of Achaemenid Persia

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Produktbeschreibung

"This book explores the use of polychromy in the art and architecture of ancient Iran. Focusing on Persepolis, he explores the topic within the context of the modern historiography of Achaemenid art and the scientific investigation of a range of works and monuments in Iran and in museums around the world"--

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 325
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. September 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 257mm x 181mm x 24mm
• Gewicht: 962g
• ISBN-13: 9781009361293
• ISBN-10: 1009361295
• Artikelnr.: 68801940

Autorenporträt

Alexander Nagel is Assistant Professor and Chair of the Art History and Museum Professions Program at the State University of New York's Fashion Institute of Technology. He is a Research Associate at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, DC, where he curated exhibitions on Iran, Iraq, Greece, Egypt, and Yemen.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Introduction: the most beautiful blues
1. Defining polychromies
2. Historiographical overview
Part I. Approaching Achaemenid Persian Polychromies in the Nineteenth Century - Ancient Literary Testimony and Modern Discourses
3. Historiographical overview
Part II. Approaching Achaemenid Persian Polychromies in the Twentieth Century
4. Uncomfortable truths: challenges of documenting and preserving Achaemenid Persian polychromies
5. A discussion: aspects of non-verbal communication in the Achaemenid Persian empire
6. Concluding contemplations
Bibliography.